Brad Pitt

     Earlier on in my blogging I had a post about celebrities that help poverty called 'Putting An End To Poverty'. (http://justjuliawilkie.blogspot.com/2010/12/putting-end-to-poverty.html <-- Check it out if you haven't read it yet). I mentioned that Brad Pitt was the top contributer to poverty, so in this post, I'll tell you about some of the things he does to help.
     Brad Pitt’s knowledgeable interest in architecture is focused on worldwide efforts to build environmentally friendly structures through sustainable architecture and design. This led him to convene a group of experts in New Orleans to brainstorm building green, affordable housing on a large scale to help those families most in need after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. That same group now formally comprises The Make It Right Foundation, a nonprofit organization committed to the object of financing and constructing 150 new houses in New Orleans’ Ninth Ward, rebuilding lives and communities with an emphasis on sustainability and affordability.
     In October 2008, The first six houses had been completed. In March 2009, Brad Pitt met with the United States president Barack Obama to promote his concept of green housing and discussed possibilities of federal funding.
     In June 2009, The Jolie-Pitt Foundation dedicated to eradicating extreme rural poverty, protecting natural resources and conserving wildlife, donated to a U.N. refugee agency to help Pakistanis displaced by fighting between troops and Taliban militants.

Other Facts:

• Newsweek Magazine named Pitt as one of “15 People Who Make America Great” for bringing attention to causes in Africa.
• Travelled to Africa to raise awareness for the Make Poverty History campaign.
• Pitt and Angelina Jolie took time to help Wyclef Jean with his Clean Streets project.
• According to tax records, the couple donated more than $8 million to charity in 2006 alone.
• Brad took part in the America: A Tribute to Heroes charity telethon for victims of 9/11.